Romano (name)

Romano is an Italian surname, also used as a given name.

Notable people with the name include:

Art and writing

 * Romano Amerio (1905–1997), Swiss Italian theologian
 * Romano Bilenchi (1909–1989), Italian novelist, short story writer and essayist
 * Romano Romanelli (1882–1968), Italian sculptor
 * Romano Vio (1913–1984), Italian sculptor

Politics

 * Romano Prodi (born 1939), former prime minister of Italy

Sports

 * Romano Bonagura (1930–2010), Italian bobsledder, 1964 Winter Olympics
 * Romano Denneboom (born 1981), Dutch footballer
 * Romano Fenati (born 1996), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer
 * Romano Perticone (born 1986), Italian footballer who plays for Cesena

Other people

 * Romano Artioli (born 1932), Italian entrepreneur
 * Romano Bobone (10th century), Italian cardinal
 * Romano Carapecchia (1666–1738), Italian architect
 * Romano Guardini (1885–1968), Italian-German Catholic priest

Acting

 * Andrea Romano (born 1955), voice actress
 * Andy Romano (1936–2022), American actor
 * Carlo Romano (1908–1975), Italian film actor, screenwriter and voice actor
 * Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984), American actress
 * Gerardo Romano (born 1946), Argentine actor
 * Janet Romano, American actress
 * Larry Romano (born 1963), American actor
 * Lou Romano (born 1972), American animator and voice actor
 * Nina Romano, American actress
 * Ray Romano (born 1957), American actor and comedian
 * Rino Romano (born 1969), Canadian voice actor

Art and writing

 * Antonella Romano (born 1962), French historian of science
 * Antoniazzo Romano (1430s–1510s), Italian Early Renaissance painter
 * Fabrizio Romano (born 1993), Italian journalist
 * Giulio Romano (c. 1490–1546), 16th-century Italian artist
 * James Romano (c. 1937-2007 James Romano,70, passed away on Dec. 3, 2007. He grew up in Kenosha, WI, moved to Chicago, had a commercial art business for 20+ years and then an Art & Antique business. He was also the VP of the Chicago Art Deco Society for a time. He moved to New Mexico to retire before passing
 * Lou Romano (born 1972), member of the Art Department in Pixar Animation Studios
 * Lalla Romano (1906–2001), Italian novelist, poet, and journalist
 * Rose Romano (born 1959), American poet

Music

 * Aldo Romano (born 1941), Italian-French jazz drummer
 * Daniel Romano (born 1985), Canadian musician
 * Frank Romano (born 1970), American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer
 * Tony Romano (musician) (1915–2005), American guitarist and performer

Politics

 * Francesco Saverio Romano (born 1964), Italian politician
 * Robert E. Romano (1905–1956), American lawter and politician

Sports

 * Ángel Romano (1893–1972), Uruguayan footballer
 * Rubén Omar Romano (born 1958), Argentine-Mexican footballer
 * Serge Romano (born 1964), French footballer
 * Luke Romano (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * Al Romano (born 1954), American football player
 * Johnny Romano (1934–2019), American baseball player
 * Mike Romano (born 1972), American baseball player
 * Moshe Romano (born 1946), Israeli footballer
 * Jason Romano (born 1979), former professional baseball player
 * Jordan Romano (born 1993), Canadian baseball player
 * Tom Romano (born 1958), baseball player
 * Sal Romano (born 1993), baseball player
 * Megan Romano (born 1991), American swimmer
 * Tony Romano (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player
 * Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Israeli athlete murdered at Munich Olympics

Other people

 * Antonio Romano (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Da Romano, a medieval Italian family
 * Carmine Romano (1935–2011), New York mobster and captain in the Genovese crime family
 * Benito Romano (born 1950), Puerto Rican lawyer
 * Carla Romano (born 1969), Scottish journalist
 * Edward A. Romano, American business executive
 * John Romano (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joseph L. Romano, officer in the United States Air Force
 * Morgan Romano (born 1998), American model and beauty queen
 * Tony Romano (disambiguation), multiple people
 * U. Roberto Romano (1956–2013), American filmmaker
 * Jon Romano (born 1987), American TikTok influencer and convicted school shooter

Fictional characters

 * Romano, a character in the American television series Ghost Whisperer
 * Italy Romano (Lovino Vargas), a character in the Japanese webcomic Hetalia: Axis Powers
 * Robert Romano (ER), a doctor from the American television series ER
 * Vic Romano, a character in the American television series Most Extreme Elimination Challenge